Thursday, September 10, 2009

GM says it has agreed to sell a majority stake in European automaker Opel to a Russian and Canadian consortium.

Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009

GM says it has agreed to sell a majority stake in European automaker
Opel to a Russian and Canadian consortium..

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Obama urges Congress to act on health care

Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:07:03 -0500

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama summoned Congress to enact sweeping
health care legislation Wednesday night, declaring the "time for
bickering is over" and the moment has arrived to help millions who
have insurance and many more without it. In a televised speech to a
joint session of Congress, Obama spoke in favor of an option for the
federal government to sell insurance in competition with private
industry - probably the most contentious proposal currently being
debated. But he said he was open to alternatives that create choices
for consumers

Energy stocks snap higher on crude gains

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009


After a rocky start, oil and gas stocks gain ground, taking strength
from a higher stock market and rising oil prices.

Stocks waver at the open as a post-holiday rally fizzles.

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Stocks waver at the open as a post-holiday rally fizzles.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Energy: Oil rises as dollar falls; OPEC meeting eyed

Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009


Oil futures rose above $69 a barrel on Tuesday, as sharp weakness in
the U.S. dollar boosted commodities and energy traders eyed the
upcoming meeting of the OPEC oil cartel.

Energy: Dollar tumbles versus major rivals

Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009

The U.S. dollar falls to a new yearly low versus the euro and tumbled
versus other major rivals, undercut as investors continue to show
rising appetite for risk amid a push higher by Chinese equities,
improving economic data and renewed questions about the dollar's role
as the world's premier reserve currency.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Energy: BP discovery lifts oil shares; drilling stocks off

Date: 2 SEP 2009 14:48:04 GMT


Energy stocks trade mostly lower to extend the sector's September
losing streak into a second day, but U.S.-listed shares of BP gain on
the company's major find in the Gulf of Mexico.